Official PS3 Discussion/News Thread - No bashing!!

Yes I know the boxes do. But I was hoping there would be an easier way than looking at every game box. In any event I see that High School Musical is branded as 3+ and as it involves singing I imagine that will keep my daughter well entertained.
 
milomak said:
Yes I know the boxes do. But I was hoping there would be an easier way than looking at every game box. In any event I see that High School Musical is branded as 3+ and as it involves singing I imagine that will keep my daughter well entertained.
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I take it that the gaming feature is for your daughter and the blu-ray feature is for yourself.:D
 
Well both the gaming and blu-ray are for me :D

But it puts an even better shine for the wife when my daughter also gets joy out of it. Although that will probably mean I get to use it far less than I would want to :(

But the wife buy-in is crucial.
 
milomak said:
Yes I know the boxes do. But I was hoping there would be an easier way than looking at every game box. In any event I see that High School Musical is branded as 3+ and as it involves singing I imagine that will keep my daughter well entertained.
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Look on PSN under "family". Noby comes to mind, Wall-E and many other "video" games based on films.
 
milomak said:
Yes I know the boxes do. But I was hoping there would be an easier way than looking at every game box. In any event I see that High School Musical is branded as 3+ and as it involves singing I imagine that will keep my daughter well entertained.
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Whatever.

C'mon - no fibbing..

;)
 
Quick question no too sure if it topic related, or what the topic for this forum is... But it regarding the PS3 so i guess it works here.

With regards to the HDD in the PS3 i bought the Playstion premium 60GB model around the time of the release of the PS3 but like all good this the HDD space has become some what lacking... If i fit a 320GB or 500GB HDD would i just need to format it in the Playstation for it to work..

I would google this but i reached my international cap already. So any help would be appriciated. I do know that i cant format it in windows coz the drive needs to be in FAT32 or something... and the last time i tried format a 3.5" drive in FAT32 the drive broke, i cant explain it (and it was Western Digital Drive). I only use Seagate. That was off topic i think.

Help, thanks
 
Theres a link on Facebook to a vid that explains how to swop out the HDD in the PS3. Use the search function on FB to locate the link!
 
ZAP_Tech said:
Quick question no too sure if it topic related, or what the topic for this forum is... But it regarding the PS3 so i guess it works here.

With regards to the HDD in the PS3 i bought the Playstion premium 60GB model around the time of the release of the PS3 but like all good this the HDD space has become some what lacking... If i fit a 320GB or 500GB HDD would i just need to format it in the Playstation for it to work..

I would google this but i reached my international cap already. So any help would be appriciated. I do know that i cant format it in windows coz the drive needs to be in FAT32 or something... and the last time i tried format a 3.5" drive in FAT32 the drive broke, i cant explain it (and it was Western Digital Drive). I only use Seagate. That was off topic i think.

Help, thanks
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@ ZAP Tech, i also have the 60gig launch model and also find space to be a problem now, as far as i can tell, you can let the PS3 format the HDD, my advice to you would be to check out www.ps3za.co.za, ther are alot of DIY/guides about this.
 
ZAP_Tech said:
Quick question no too sure if it topic related, or what the topic for this forum is... But it regarding the PS3 so i guess it works here.

With regards to the HDD in the PS3 i bought the Playstion premium 60GB model around the time of the release of the PS3 but like all good this the HDD space has become some what lacking... If i fit a 320GB or 500GB HDD would i just need to format it in the Playstation for it to work..

I would google this but i reached my international cap already. So any help would be appriciated. I do know that i cant format it in windows coz the drive needs to be in FAT32 or something... and the last time i tried format a 3.5" drive in FAT32 the drive broke, i cant explain it (and it was Western Digital Drive). I only use Seagate. That was off topic i think.

Help, thanks
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Just done it
nice tutorial with picts
http://asia.cnet.com/digitalliving/tips/0,3800004921,62032875-2,00.htm
http://www.gamersreports.com/article/43/2/

Some nice tip : To format a large external drive for use via USB on PS3
To format a large drive to FAT You have do download a simple utility called fat32format.exe to format the big drive on a PC in a command window; Start>Run>cmd.... drag Format32format.exe in "dos" window and type drive letter before enter. See links below. There are other utils but some formatted drives then are not 100% compatible with PS3 for some reason. Fat32format just works. It is fast as it does not check your drive structure for errors. Use Scandisk "error checking" under harddrive tools>properties to verify disk after the format! Just to be sure.

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm
 
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Looks like nvidia are gonna provide physics supportfor the PS3. Another great advantage for the PS3?

Delivering physics in games is no easy task. It's an extremely compute-intensive environment based on a unique set of physics algorithms that require tremendous amounts of simultaneous mathematical and logical calculations.

This is where NVIDIA® PhysX™ Technology and GeForce® processors come in. NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine which enables real-time physics in leading edge PC and console games. PhysX software is widely adopted by over 150 games, is used by more than 10,000 registered users and is supported on Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PC.

In addition, PhysX is designed specifically for hardware acceleration by powerful processors with hundreds of cores. Combined with the tremendous parallel processing capability of the GPU, PhysX will provide an exponential increase in physics processing power and will take gaming to a new level delivering rich, immersive physical gaming environments with features such as:

Explosions that cause dust and collateral debris
Characters with complex, jointed geometries for more life-like motion and interaction
Spectacular new weapons with incredible effects
Cloth that drapes and tears naturally
Dense smoke & fog that billow around objects in motion
The only way to get real physics with the scale, sophistication, fidelity and level of interactivity that dramatically alters your entertainment experience will be with one of the millions of NVIDIA PhysX-ready GeForce processors.
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For further information, contact:
Bryan Del Rizzo
NVIDIA Corporation
(408) 486-2772
[email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SANTA CLARA, CA—MARCH 17, 2009—NVIDIA Corporation today announced that it has signed a tools and middleware license agreement for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (SCEI). As a result, the binary version of the NVIDIA® PhysX® technology software development kit (SDK) is now available to registered PS3 developers for free download and use on the SCEI Developer Network.

The NVIDIA PhysX technology software development kit SDK consists of a full-featured API and robust physics engine, designed to give developers, animators, level designers, and artists unprecedented creative control over character and object physical interactions by allowing them to author and preview physics effects in real time. The continued adoption of NVIDIA PhysX technology by the world’s leading content developers is resulting in games that not only look as realistic as possible, but also provides gaming experiences where the world’s literally come to life: environments become highly interactive with effects such as persistent debris, including shattered glass and weapons ammunition, trees that bend in the wind, and water that flows with body and force.

“NVIDIA is proud to support PLAYSTATION 3 as an approved middleware provider,” said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of content and technology at NVIDIA. “Games developed for the PLAYSTATION 3 using PhysX technology offer a more realistic and lifelike interaction between the games characters and other objects within the game. We look forward to the new games that will redefine reality for a new generation of gamers.”

The PhysX technology source code SDK for PS3 and all major gaming platforms are available for license directly from NVIDIA. For more information on licensing PhysX SDKs or NVIDIA PhysX technology, please visit: www.nvidia.com/physx.
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This is really to make sure that I buy the right stuff. If I use the HDMI out on the PS3 and plug into into my plasma (HDMI input), the HDMI will transmit both video and audio?
 
milomak said:
This is really to make sure that I buy the right stuff. If I use the HDMI out on the PS3 and plug into into my plasma (HDMI input), the HDMI will transmit both video and audio?
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100% correct, HDMI cable to telly will have both audio and visual.

Under the audio settings menu you can have various output options set aswell.
 
Nvidia website said:
Free SDK Package:

* Most Current PC Binary
* Commercial & non-commercial use on PC
o Available for Windows & Linux
o No PhysX hardware optimization requirement
* PS3 platform (through Sony pre-purchase)

Licensed (Source Code) Package (US$50K Per individual application)

* Xbox 360 Source
* PC Source
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What difference does it make that the ps3 is under free SDK? (i know it says pre-purchase from Sony though)
 
Burn Zombie Burn on PSN today

Sounds pretty cool

In Burn Zombie Burn! The player controls Bruce against a never ending horde of various zombies. The objective of the game is kill as many zombies as possible before you die, whilst reaching certain score thresholds that unlock more of the game.

Fundamentally, the game is an infinite play score chasing arena based shooter. The core mechanic, as described in the game’s title, is about setting zombies on fire. In order to score high, the player has to set zombies on fire and each zombie on fire adds to their score multiplier. Flaming zombies are also more dangerous as they run faster and deal more damage to the player if they get too close. In addition, flaming zombies don’t drop health pickups so the whole process is far riskier than leaving the zombies as they are.

This produces a layered approach to the game, where casual players can just shoot zombies or more skilled gamers can exploit the game’s scoring system to unlock more content.

The left analogue stick moves Bruce but unlike games like Smash TV, the direction Bruce faces is the direction he fires. The reasoning behind this was apparently down to the inclusion of various melee weapons in the game, as well as the usage of fire. There are two firing modifiers though; a lock-on that attaches itself to the nearest zombie (via L1) and a fixed strafe (via L2)
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0rk0 said:
Sound like mindless fun...brilliant.

Price will be important though...I'm getting RA3 this afternoon, can't wait for it.:D
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R75.00 and the Download is about 161MB

Also it has 15 trophies, come on you know want to
 
Good price...mmmm....does it support multi-player?

Looks fun, might invest in it. :)
 
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